Special Mail Processing of ‘Hot’ Publications to End Friday

The U.S. Postal Service announced that it will end preferential treatment for time-sensitive Periodicals mail this Friday, a move that could delay delivery of some daily and weekly publications by a day. “All Periodicals will be processed efficiently on automated or mechanized equipment where postal facilities have this type of equipment,” says a letter USPS officials sent to “Periodicals mailers” and members of the Mailers Technical Advisory Committee. “Since all Periodicals (daily, weekly, quarterly and monthly) have the same processing expectations and service standards, they will be processed based upon arrival times and service standards, not publication titles.”